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Fire Policies Can No Longer Be Dropped By Insurance Companies In California

December 7, 2019 2:16 amDecember 6, 2019 8:00 pm

After years of rising numbers of wildfires and insurance claims against wildfires skyrocketing in California, the California Insurance Commission announced Thursday that homeowner policies will no longer be canceled in wildfire-affected areas. At an Oakland Hills news conference, California Insurance...

Assemblyman Chad Mayes Leaving the GOP Over Party Issues

December 6, 2019 2:32 pm

Assemblyman Chad Mayes (R-Yucca Valley) surprised the Republican Party on Thursday by registering to run as an Independent in the 42nd Assembly District next year. Leaving the GOP While Assemblyman Mayes had previously given hints about leaving permanently, such as...

Mayor Liccardo Gains Support Over Plan to Make PG&E a Customer Owned Utility in San Jose

December 6, 2019 2:43 amDecember 7, 2019 9:13 am

Less than two months after San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo first announced plans to make PG&E into a customer owned utility in San Jose, it was announced that 114 elected officials in and around San Jose gave support to their...

Assembly Select Committee on Sea Level Rise Holds First Meeting in Five Years

December 5, 2019 3:03 pm

The State Assembly’s Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy held their first meeting since 2014 in Encinitas on Tuesday. In front of the public, Assemblymembers and other officials discussed environmental changes, economical costs, and other factors...

Closure of California Airports Leading to Increased Jet Traffic, Noise Pollution Issues at Others

December 5, 2019 7:04 amDecember 5, 2019 12:47 pm

At a Burbank and Van Nuys Airport Joint Task Force meeting held Wednesday in Burbank, the FAA, local governments, and angered local citizens held a largely wild meeting, primarily about the growing noise and jet traffic of local airports. Anger...

Congressman Duncan Hunter Changes Plea to Guilty Over Campaign Fund Misuse

December 3, 2019 3:33 pmDecember 4, 2019 1:12 pm

The campaign finance scandal trial of Representative Duncan Hunter, a California Republican serving the 50th Congressional district in San Diego, took an unusual turn Monday as he changed his plea to guilty. 60 criminal counts and plane tickets for a...

Relations Between The Governors Office and Trade Unions Worsens

December 3, 2019 9:06 amDecember 11, 2019 9:14 am

After almost a year of a growing rift between California labor unions and the Governor’s office, new warnings of an economic downturn and further cost-cutting in the state budget are bringing the situation to a head. From support to discontent...